MLK Day

Here I am sitting, Lextington Ave, 125th trainstation, downtown side,
waiting for the 4 or 5 train so I can get to 59th Street. Then catch the
R one stop, catch the E, for one stop, then catch the F train to the
last stop. THEN...walk 8 blocks home. And why am I doing this. Cause it
Martin Luther Kings Birthday, that's why. But there is a problem, and
this shit pisses me off.

Ok, its a holiday, and I'm not predujice or anything, but there's not
that man white people out riding the trains. Mostly Latinos and Blacks
are riding. Now the 4 and 5 train connections everyone to downtown
Manhattan and Brooklyn, or uptown to The Bronx if you're going in the
other direction. Wouldn't you know it, there is NO 5 train in either
direction !! Oh thers the 4 train, but no 5. You can transfer around to
get to where you're going and then take one of the letter trains. I've
been sitting here for 15 minutes and no lie, 7, 6 trains going downtown
has past by...I just got on the 8th one, taking the local to 59th
Street.

All this to say is this, I think its a set up. On Jewish Holidays, the
trains never seem to get messed up or anything. I'm not saying that
Jewish people control The New York City Transit Authority, but something
doesn't give.

I took a walk from Lexington Ave and 125th Street to the Westside, the I
train, and back. Its depressing as hell. There is no color. No one NEVER
wears bright colors, no matter what seson it is I notice. I saw a couple
of people who called me by my WHOLE FUCJki' NAME !!! That happens all
the time to me, and I still can't place their names, maybe the faces,
but never the manes. Espically the females, but its kind of differnet
with females.

When a female calls you by your name, you have to take a FAST close look
at her. Her face will register if you slept with her, her voice calling
your name, will deterime if she really enjoyed it. This happened 4
times, and none of them live in Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx.
Collected new numbers and gave out my Google Voice number. I said that's
the number I will give out for now on. No one new gets my cell or home
number any more. No special reason for it either. Since I have two GV
numbers, might as well use it. That reminds me, shit, I was suppose to
send a GV invite to a co worker 3 fuckin weeks ago, damn. I will send it
when I get home. At 77th Street now, 2 more stops then the R train.

I'm kind of sick and tired of NYC. All I do is work and sleep. I could
do that shit anywhere in the world, why limit myself to NYC.

Wait, this is no shit. Got off at 59th Street, went downstairs, and no
longer than 15 seconds the R train rushed into the station. Took it to
Queens Plaza, one stop away, and as we were pulling into the station,
The E train was too. I'm on that shit now. See, I told you, only in
Brookklyn and The Bronx, the trains run all fucked.

I don't mind riding the train or taking the bus. I hardly ever cause I
work so close to home that I can walk, only an eight minute walk. Its
too bad that I live so close too. I have this book by Stephen King,
Under The Dome, whish I swear is almost TWICE as big as the Bible.
Straight off, about 3 or 4 pages in some one dies. Now thays my type of
book. I miss reading some much, I don't get a chance to read books that
oftern. Newspapers and magazines, yes, but books no. See if I move to
another state, another city, all new, once I find my way around, riding
public transportation will allow me to do more reading.
--michaelchappell